{"product_id":"tutira-the-story-of-a-new-zealand-sheep-station-by-h-guthrie-smith-1921-signed","title":"TUTIRA: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station by H. Guthrie-Smith 1921 SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003eTUTIRA: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby William Herbert Guthrie-Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: large cloth board hardcover with gilt title \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: William Blackwood \u0026amp; Sons 1921, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 195 w x 245 h x 45 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 400\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4M\/2504\/0365\/K580\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nSigned by author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1880, William Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1862-1940) emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand, where he learned the basics of sheep farming and acquired Tutira, a disused sheep station of 20,000 acres in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTutira describes Guthrie-Smith's enterprise, including the redevelopment of the land and comprehensive advice on sheep farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also covers the history of the local Maori and of European settlement, and provides an extensive account of the farm's natural history including its geological configuration, meteorological patterns, the formation of lakes and waterways, and the native plant and bird species Guthrie-Smith discovered on his land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\nNewspaper clipping on end paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce 1st edition and signed.\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452124545316,"sku":null,"price":279.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/123777.jpg?v=1783662290","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/tutira-the-story-of-a-new-zealand-sheep-station-by-h-guthrie-smith-1921-signed","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}